Wrist Injury Sidelines Becker

Wed., Aug. 7, 1996

Associated Press

Plagued by the same wrist injury that forced him to default at Wimbledon, Boris Becker withdrew Tuesday from the Pilot Pen International.

Becker ruptured a tendon in his right wrist at Wimbledon when he mis-hit a service return in a third-round match against qualifier Neville Godwin.

The 28-year-old German, this year’s Australian Open champion and three-time Wimbledon winner, wore a cast for several weeks and has been undergoing physical therapy to rehabilitate the injury. His doctors advised him that the wrist is not fully healed.

“I know this has been a serious blow to him in what started out as a great year,” Pilot Pen chairman Jim Westhall said. “We all hope to see him healthy for the U.S. Open.”

Becker is the 1994 champion of the Volvo International, the tournament’s former name before Pilot Pen took over sponsorship this year.

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